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ASPERULA-Woodruff. 



A pretty little plant, with beautiful flowers; sweet eceuted. 



Aztirea Setosa— Blue, 1 foot. H. A 5 



Odorata— (Sweet Woodruff)— When dried has a delisrhtfiil odor, which is 

 Imparted to clothing if put in a wardrobi with then. 11. P. 9 inches 10 





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SNOW BALL ASTER. 



Very beautiful hardy annuals, attaining a height of from 8 to 24 inches. When 

 grown in rich soil they produce in great profusion their exceedingly rich and 

 Bhowy flowers. H. U. A. 



China— Fine mixed 5 



Cocardeau, or New Cro'wn— Two colored flowers, the central petals pure 

 white, sometimes small and quilled, surrounded by large flat petals of a 



bright color; IMleet; mixed colors 10 



Comet — A beautiful new variety resembling the Japanese Chrysanthemum in 

 form; flowers very large and globular, about 4 inches across. 



Deep Rose 15 i White, with lilac 15 



Light Blue 15 | Rose and white 15 



Diamond— Is a comparatively new Aster of the Dwarf Imbrique class. 

 Plants 1]4 feet in heijrht, very robust; blooms freely, flowers perfect and 



compact, large; mixed colors .. 10 



Dwarf Chrysanthemum Flowered— A splendid variety of dwarf, com- 

 pact habit, 9 inches in height; flowers large, and produced when others are 

 out of bloom. 



White to azure bine 10 Dark blue 10 



Flesh color 10 Bright rose 10 



Snow white 10 Mixed colors 10 



Bright scarlet 10 | 



Dwarf Pyramidal Bouquet— Height from 12 to 15 inches; a very fine 



blooming variety; mixed colors 10 



Qollath— The flowers of this class are of enormous dimensions, and of the 

 most perfect form. It blooms profusely; the plant is of strong, robust habit; 



2feet 10 



Giant Emperor — A very beautiful variety, with very large double flowers, 



often measuring from 4 to 6 inches in diameter ; 1 foot ; fine mixed 10 



Harlequin— A dwarf variety, with strijied and spotted flowers 10 



Hedge-Hog, or Needle— Petals long, quilled and sharply pointed; 2 feet; 



mixed colors 10 



Imbricated Pompone— Very perfect, globe shape, and beautifully imhri- 



cated; mixed colors 10 



Ironatem— Pure white flowers, extremely double and finely arched, measur- 

 ing from 4 to 5 inches in diameter, an^ borne on remarkably strong stems 16 

 to 18 inches in height 15 



JEWEL OR BALL ASTER. 



A magnificent class of Asters which were obtained from the well knowr> 

 PiEOny-Flowered Perfection tribe. Similar but somewhat dwarfer in habit thac< 

 the latter, it distinguishes itself at first sight by its beautiful shorter-petalleci 

 and perfectly round flowers, which may be compared to the finest varieties of the 

 'incurved class of Chrysanthemums. The engraving of the single flower show& 

 the noble form of the flowers better than it can be described. The plants attain 

 a height of about 20 to 24 inches. The fully developed flowers, measuring from 

 2K to 3 inches across, are as round as a ball, and being borne on long stalks, thep 

 will prove very useful for cutting. (See cut.) 

 It comes in three colors: 



Apple blossom, per pkt ■ 1E> 



Deep Rose, per pkt lb 



Rose with white, per pkt 15> 



3 packets (1 of each) 40 cts. 



ASTER-Ne Plus Ultra. 



A new dwarf, very large flowering Aster; is 12 to 14 inches high, has a stout 

 stem, Candelaber shaped branches, forming a perfectly round bush, and pre- 

 senting their extremely large, fine shaped and very double flowers of Victoria. 

 Aster shape free and erect to view. 



Mixed colors, crimson, white and pink, per pkt 15 



Mignon — A handsome pure white variety, similar in shape to the Victoria; 



flowers arched and somewhat larger than the Pompone IC* 



Miniature Bouquet— A dwarf sort, growing from 6 to 8 inches high, and 



producing an abundance of very small double flowers lO 



P/EONY-FLOWERED PERFECTION. 



A handsome variety, with incurved petals. The flowers are very large ancj 

 almost perfectly round; grows about 20 inches high. This is a standard variety 

 for florists' use. 



Rose 10 



Crimson. 10 



Light blue 10 



Carmine 10 



Black blue 10 



Azure blue 10 



Pseony-Flowered Globe— The earliest of the Asters— two weeks earlier 



than Truffaut's P;tony-flowered; flowers very large; plant branching and 



strong, does not requiresupport 10 



Rose— Two feet in height; robust; large flowers; petals finely imbricated and 



of great substance; one of the very best; mixed colors 10 



DWARF VICTORIA. 



One of the finest Asters in cultivation; 

 flowers very large, perfectly double, imbri- 

 cated and globular; 20 inches in height. 



Pure white 10 



Bright scarlet 10 



Crimson 10 



Pure white 10 



Dark crimson 10 



Peach blossom 1^ 



Purple, violet and white 10 



Mixed colors 10 



Purple Viole 10 



Light blue 10 



Carmine rose 10 



Mixed 10 



Reid's Ger- 

 man Quilled 



— F lowers 

 double ; the 

 petals have 

 the appear- 

 ance of quills 

 or tubes; 

 height from 

 IH to 2 feet; 



.rEWEL OR BALL ASTER. 



finest mixed colors,. 10 



Victoria 

 Needle 



Asters— A 

 re mark- 

 ably free 

 blooming variety with 

 large double flowers 

 of a very unique ap- 

 pearance. The habit 

 of growth is similar 

 to the old Victoria, 

 with the exception that 

 the petals of the flowers 

 are curved round as a 

 needle. The colors range through 

 the various shades of red, blue, pur- 

 jile, crimson, rose, etc 10 



"Snowball,'" or Princess White— An 



excellent new dwarf White Aster, pro- 

 ducing an abundance of flowers, semi- 

 spherical in form, composed of short 

 very thickly set imbricated petals, a 

 single plant often developing as many 

 as thirty flowers 15 



